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The following is a list of varieties of rice.

Contents 1 Bhutanese varieties 2 California varieties 3 Chinese varieties 4 Indian varieties 5 Italian varieties 6 Japanese varieties 7 Laotian / Thai varieties 8 Louisiana varieties 9 Pakistani varieties 10 Philippine Varieties 11 Sri Lankan varieties 12 Thai varieties 13 African varieties

[edit] Bhutanese varieties

• Bhutanese red rice

[edit] California varieties

• Akitakomachi rice
• California New Variety rice
• Calmochi rice
• Calrose rice

[edit] Chinese varieties

• Forbidden rice

[edit] Indian varieties

• Basmati
• 1034
• Sona masuri
• Molakolukulu
• Emergency
• Patna rice
• I.R. 64
• Ponni Rice
• Sujatha
• Raja Hansa
• AmbeMohor Fragrant rice popular in Maharashtra State of India

[edit] Italian varieties

• Arborio
• Baldo
• Carnaroli
• Vialone Nano

[edit] Japanese varieties

• Koshihikari
• Hitomebore
• Hinohikari

[edit] Laotian / Thai varieties

• Sticky Rice
• Rice biodiversity in Laos [1]

[edit] Louisiana varieties

• Popcorn rice

[edit] Pakistani varieties

Rice, an important food and cash crop, is the third largest crop of Pakistan after wheat and cotton. It is planted on an area of over 2 million ha and accounts for 18% of the area under cereals and 10% of the total cropped area. The annual production of milled rice is about five million tonnes and has constituted 17% of the overall output of cereals. Pakistan is famous for growing and exporting long grain aromatic Basmati rice. Rice exports hovering around two million tonnes per annum have accounted for 5% of the foreign exchange from merchandize exports. The country ranks 14th in terms of rice production and 6th in rice export in the world.

In Pakistan, rice is grown under diverse climatic and edaphic conditions. Basmati predominates in traditional rice tracts of Punjab (Zone II). In Swat (Zone I) at high altitude mountain valleys, temperate Japonica rices are grown. In the south of NWFP, Sindh and Balochistan (Zone III and IV) IRRI type long grain heat tolerant tropical rices are grown

Most famous Basmati rice verities from Pakistan, are as below: Basmati Rice Verities

• Basmati 2000 Rice
• Super Kernal Basmati Rice
• PK-385 Basmati Rice
• PK-198 Basmati Rice

Most famous Non-Basmati rice verities from Pakistan, are as below: Non Basmati Rice Verities

• PK-386 White Long Grain rice
• IRRI-9 White Long Grain Rice
• IRRI-6 White Long Grain Rice

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[edit] Philippine Varieties

• Baysilanon
• Dinorado
• Milagrosa pino
• Segadis Milagrosa
• Kalinayan
• Sampaguita
• Sinandomeng
• IR-841
• 80 other varieties which include Red, Brown, Black, White, Glutinous rice

[edit] Sri Lankan varieties

• Samba

[edit] Thai varieties

• Jasmine rice
• White rice
• White Glutinous rice
• Black Glutinous rice
• Red Cargo rice
• Brown rice

[edit] African varieties

• New Rice for Africa